Ice-creeper for horseshoes.



H. L. RILEY.

ICE CREEPER FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.6.1916.

1,223,882., 7 Patented Apr. 24,1917.

HARRY L. RILEY, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW J EBSEY.

ICE-GEEEPER FOR HORSESHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 24, 13117 Application filed November 6, 1916. Serial No. 129,648.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. RILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers for Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to ice-creepers for horse-shoes.

In the carying out of my invention, the principal object is to provide an ice-creeper of certain improved constructive arrange ment, whereby the same can be quickly and efiiciently slipped onto and clamped to any size horse-shoe and occupying position at the toe portion only of the shoe; and a further object of my invention is to provide an icecreeper in which securing to the horse-shoe is accomplished by simple manipulation of the calk-members to clamp the same to the shoe as well as serving in application to the shoe, as the creeper. 7

My invention stated in general terms, consists of an ice-creeper constructively ar ranged in substantially the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1, is a bottom plan view of a horseshoe with an ice-creeper, embodying main features of my invention, in one form, in this instance, consisting of two hinged members and with the creeper-plate slipped onto and firmly clamped to the toe portion of the shoe by means of set-screws and the calkingmembers.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the creeperplate applied to the shoe and showing one of the toe calk-members and set-screws of the said creeper-plate of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a transverse sectional view of the creeper on the lines 33 of Fig. 1, showing the creeper-plate and one of the calkingmembers of the creeper-plate, partly in elevation and partly in section, and the movable pin fitting the calking-member with its cupshaped end for biting into the shoe surface, thereby to securely hold the creeper-plate in firm position on the shoe.

Fig. 4, is a bottom plan view of a horseshoe with a modified arrangement of the creeper-plate, in this instance, a single-piece applied thereto.

Fig. 5, is a side elevation of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6, is a vertical section of one of the creeper calking-members and loose pin thereof, with its cup-shaped extremity removably fitting the shank of said member.

Referring to the drawings a, is the horseshoe provided with a depending toe-piece a and projecting heel-pieces a and a The horses hoof a in Figs. 2 and 4, is illustrated in dotted outline fitted to the shoe a, and showing the rear arch a of the horses hoof as it spans the side-members of the shoe.

The creeper-plate b, in Fig. 1, consists of two hinged members and the body is formed with a circular channel 6 and with preferably one overlapping wall beveled to form a flange 72 The said plate being readily slipped onto the surface of the shoe from the rear of the same, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also so that when the said flange is actually in operative engagement with the shoe a, from the inner side thereof, the arch of the horses hoof will come practically up against the top surface of the flange 6 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The bottom member of the creeper-plate b, is extended well onto the bottom side of the horse-shoe a, as in Figs. 1 and 4, and in which are inserted the calking and clamping members 0 and set screws 0 The calking members, each consists of preferably a coned shaped flange device 0, with threaded hollow shanks 0 extending through perforations provided in the bottom of the creeper-plate b. In the hollow of the shank, is mounted a loose-pin c, with a cup-shaped extremity 0 to bite into the under shoe-surface, as in Fig. 3, so as to securely clamp the creeper-plate b, to the shoe a, and against movement; the shank c of the creeper 6, while entering the said plate does not bear in normal position against the shoe-surface, but only the loose pin 0 into the hollow of the said shank, as illustrated in Fig. 3, whereby possible unthreading of the creeper is avoided or the creeper-plate b becoming loose, dropping off or slipping from its position on the shoe. By the forming of each of the calkingdevices a, with a polygonal flange c, is provided thereby, a ready means for the application of a wrench thereto to quickly and efficiently release the creeper-plate 7), *rom the shoe a, or to more securely tighten the same to the shoe a, as occasion may require. In Figs. 4 to 6, inclusive, the ice-creeper plate I), is made in a single piece rather than in two hinged parts as in Figs. 1 and 8. In all other respects the said creeper-plate b, in arrangement and application to the shoe is the same, as hereinbefore fully described.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a horse-shoe, of an ice-creeper, consisting of a channeled plate, one wall formed into an overlapping beveled flange adapted to be slipped onto the shoe-surface from the inner side, a calking-device having a hollow threaded shank flanged intermediate of both ends, a movable pin fitting the body of said device, the shank of said device adapted to enter said creeperplate and the said pin to bite into the said shoe-surface to prevent loosening, slipping or disarrangement of said creeper-plate in position and forming with said creeperplate flange and set-screw the securing means for said plate with said shoe-surface, substantially as described. 7

2. The combination with a horse-shoe, of an ice-creeper, consisting of an angular channeled hinged two-part plate, one wall formed into an overlapping beveled flange adapted to he slipped onto the shoe-surface from the inner side and calking-devices having hollow threaded shanks flanged intermediate of both ends and with pins fitting the bodies of said devices, the shanks of said devices adapted to enter said creeper-plate and said pins to bite into the shoe-surface to prevent loosening, slipping or disarrange ment of the creeper-plates in position and forming in conjunction with the creeperplate flange and set-screws the securing means for the creeper-plates with said shoesurface, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY L. RILEY.

Witnesses:

GHRIss STEWART, JAMEs M. HORNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

